Six Chinese ministries jointly issued a guideline for a trial implementation of encouraging farmers to contribute their right to operate their contracted land to joint agricultural cooperatives or firms, a move an expert said will promote the nation's agricultural industry while protecting farmers' interests and enthusiasm. Compared with...More

China set the tone for economic growth in 2019 by carrying out counter-cyclical adjustments and deepening reforms, with a prudent monetary policy and proactive fiscal policy, according to the three-day Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) concluded on Friday. Chinese leaders charted the course for the economy in 2019,...More

China's anti-corruption campaign has won sweeping victories and efforts have to be made to develop new systems and groundbreaking innovations in regular and long-term supervision, a meeting of the top decision-making body of the Communist Party of China (CPC) announced on Thursday, highlighting the effectiveness of China's anti-graft...More

China will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening-up this month. Its neighbour Vietnam has a similar political system and is implementing its own version of economic reform (Doi moi, in Vietnamese). For Vietnamese Ambassador to China H. E. Mr Dang Minh Khoi, reform and opening-up...More

Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Your Royal Highness, Your Excellencies Heads of International Organizations, Your Excellencies Heads of Delegations, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, In May 2017, I announced China’s decision to hold the China International Import Expo (CIIE) starting from 2018. Today, after more...More

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho will visit China from Thursday to Sunday to enhance China-North Korea communication on the Korean Peninsula issue, China's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday. Ri will meet with Chinese...More

I came across The New York Times article by Philip P. Pan, The land that failed to fail, when my fellow colleague shared it on social media. After carefully reading it, I was amused by the way the headline was crafted. With the headline's double-negative way of wording,...More

At the New Economy Forum 2018 in Singapore on Tuesday, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said that both China and the US will gain from working together and lose from confrontation. "We are ready to discuss and work for a solution on trade that is acceptable to both...More

The visit to China by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will further deepen the friendship between China and Cuba and help open up both markets, Chinese analysts noted on Tuesday. The visit came after Diaz-Canel took office in April, which Chinese analysts said demonstrates the firm determination of the...More

Entrepreneurs and scholars expressed confidence in the Chinese market on the first day of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), after the country vowed to build a more open economy through practical measures. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the opening of the expo, which is believed to be...More

The first China International Import Expo (CIIE) kicked off on Monday in Shanghai during which Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. The expo can be deemed a launch ceremony for China's new round of opening-up at higher level. The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of...More

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' meeting, where Chinese experts said trade protectionism and trade frictions will be the focus. Xi will attend the meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday...More

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, issued an assurance to private enterprise owners nationwide while presiding over a symposium on private enterprises Thursday. For a while, discussion about whether the non-public economy is in retreat has been rife in Chinese society....More

Deputies of Vietnam's 14th National Assembly elected Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the country's president with 99.79 percent (476/477) votes during its sixth session convened on October 23 in Hanoi. Earlier, during the Eighth Plenary Session of 12th CPV Central...More

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting China this week at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. This is the first official visit by a Japanese prime minister in seven years. Against the backdrop of the US-initiated trade war, the two countries will discuss cooperation on trade...More